Rail-joint.



W. M. GLEESON. RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l', WALTER ll ii. G-nnnsono a citizen of the United States, "residing at Fond chi Lac, in the county ot Fonii in Let: and State of l/Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in a combined rail joint ancl chair for railway rails, and has for its object the provision of means whereby the rails Will be secured together at their meeting, enclsin a manner which will provide a smooth joint whereby the Wheels will be prevented from pounding the ends of the rails.

With the above reciterl object in View, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is .111016 fully'iintlerstood, the improvement resides in. the construction, combination and; arrangement of parts set forth in the following" specification e116; falling Within the scope oil the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my rail joint anti chair as applied to the meeting ends of two rails, Fig. 5:, a plan view of the combined. rail joint and chair, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3.3 oi 1.,showing the arrangement of the hose platee out the combined joint and chair before a spike has been inserted in the central rail supporting tie. and Fig. t is a similar sectional VlEW after the spike has been driven hoine.

Referring to the (jllit'wihg's in detail, lit-lit designate two rails which are adapted to be supported upon and connected by my improved rail joint and chair ancl tho-ties for the rails and chairs. One oi. these ties is arranged directly below and centroily of the meeting ends of the rails, White the remaining ties are ciisposed a (lESlt'QCl dis tanceiroin the central tie.

My improvement inclueles two' inei'nhers each provided with a suhst ntisliy rectanguiar base it which. is horisont Qty otraight, amt which preferably has ite lower 'itace videcl with longitudinally exteniilingg or teeth 2. The base members 1 ere to be arranged upon the tie T and to receive thereon the rails have their inner longitudinal eeiges specerl a slight distance trom the centrai portions of the base flanges of the rails and their outer longituaiinal edges project enitahie distance beyono? the outer longitwlinal eelggee formed The hose inen'ihers 'i course of base flanges oi the said rails. These longitudinal edges of the base members 1 are provicled, at their portions which rest upon the ties 'l with apertures 3 the inner valls 4; oi? which being inclineol mono the inner longitudinal edges andi the aperture are adapted to receive securing; spikes 5 which force the rihs or teeth 21 into the ties T and so obviate the iateral movement of the soixi loose members, as Welles preventing the longitudinal movement at the saicl mom hers. Each of the loose members t is 'tegraliy forineol ni ion enter longgittnlinel edge with centrality errengecl angle plates 6, the said plates adapted to have their horizontal portions 7 contact with the upper tacos of the flanges oi the rails and their vertical portions 8 contact with the Webs of the rails and the upper longitudinal edges of said vertical portions engage beneath the heads of the ra lhe angular plates 6 ent material, anti when arranged upon. rails and before the spikes are insertetl, the snicl angular plates contact "with the rails, while the hose per-- tions 1 are sustaincc' at a slight angle to tho B31: reference to Figs. 3 and i- 01 the draw ings, it will he niated that the apertures 3 have their inner Walls inclined from the upper corners :oi? the outer longitudinal edges of the plates, so that the spikes 5 when ins-rtecl in the. ties will force the hose portions 1 to s horizontally straight position and. in tight engagement with the underfaces of the lease ill't'llgfis of the rails as Well as having a tendency to force the angular plates into contact with the flanges and. webs of the rails,- till-(i: particularly force the upper longitudinal edges i the vertical longi uolinally iortions 8 tightly beneath the honor; o "l vertical portions; ii of tie letcs are proviclecl with openin v register with similar openings in tit- Wehs oi the rails" nreatlapteclior bolts which are ants oe note 9 are nrrangecl oi? the hose mew hers fl. anol. of l terminating suit e their enclsi elole il-esiretl distance tr in the cncls oi the said; 'hase nieinhers entl oin the above olesori ation "taker connection With the ac- ;ying theirhag the iiiinniicity the Wfiili the otlventarrea thereof vided with anelongated angular plate,

ties for the rails, one of said ties being disposed directly below the ends of the rails, of a combined rail joint and chair, said rail joint and chair including a pair of members each having a horizontally straight base member which rests upon the ties and which i into tight receives therails, each of the plates having its outer longitudinal edge centrally proeach of said plates being shaped to conform with :the fishing spaces of the rail end to centrally contact with the rails and to normally force the base members out of contact with the base flanges of the rail, the said outer longitudinal edges of the base members and the plates therefor being provided with apertures/which have their inner walls inclined fronnthe uppercorners of the base members inwardly therefrom, spikes adapted to be id'ed by the inner wall of the apertures into the tie and to spring the base flanges direct contact with the base portions of the rails without interfering with the contact of theangular plates with the r'ails, and means for securing the angular plates to the webs of the rails.

2. The combination with two rail ends to which such in and ties for the rails, one of said ties being disposed directly below the ends of the rails, of a combined rail joint and chair, said rail joint and chair including a pair of members each having a horizontally straight base member which rests upon the ties and which receives the rails, the lower faces of base members being provided with longitudinal ribs, each of the plates having its outer longitudinal edge centrally provided with an elongated angular plate, each of said plates being shaped to conform with the fishing spaces of the rail and to normally hold the base membersiout of direct contact with the base flanges of the rail, the said outer longitudinal edges of the base members and plates therefor being provided with apertures which have their inner walls inclined from the upper corners of the base members inwardly therefrom, spikes adapted to be guided by the inner wall of the apertures into the tie and to spring the base flanges into direct contact with the base portions of the rails and to embed their ribs 'within the tie, without interfering with the contact of the angular plates with the rails, and-means for securing the angular plates to the webs of the rail. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 7 WALTER M. GLEESON. Witnesses:

W. W. HUGHES;

/in presence oftwo witnesses.

DoLL BUTLER. 

